Fuck it.

Can someone explain to me what is lindy
Final conclusion:

Taken formally, “X is lindy” means “X belongs to a class of objects whose lifetime is better modelled by a distribution such that the longer X has been around, the longer its expected life.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
Taken informally, “X is lindy” means “hey, X has stuck around for a long time. There are probably some sticky and systematic factors why.”
When someone says “X is lindy,” it might be a . . .

- prediction that X will be around for a long time
- admonishment at the idea you can simply eradicate X
- exhortation to consider the unacknowledged, sticky factors why X has survived so long
thanks to @ben_mathes @z9sx7wox @Jenlky for the answers i needed

thanks to @averykimball @strangestloop @d_feldman @uberstuber for the answers i deserved
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